"Originally published in single magazine form as The walking dead #37-48"--Indicia.

From the Publisher:Rick Grimes and the other human survivors begin training for the war they know is coming while trying to go back to a normal way of life.

Annotation:This is the fourth hardback edition collecting Robert Kirkman's series (issues 37-48) about a straggly band of humans fighting to survive against a scourge of living dead monsters.

Praise

"What distinguishes this series is its characters, who are likable and deeply flawed people who are being unmade along with the world. Each character is stretched to the breaking point, turned into a monster, and then just enough of them are brought back from moral ruin to give you hope for the rest." - Cory Doctorow 10/25/2008